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Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English hēafod, which derives from Germanic khaubuthan, from indo-European kaput-.

Related Germanic words are old German houbit (Haupt), middle Dutch hôvet, hoeft (hoofd), old Norse haufið, Gothic haubiþ. Related Indo-European words are Latin caput.

Pronunciation

Noun

  1. The part of the body of a living organism or representation thereof which contains the brain, eyes, ears, mouth, and nose. From The Marvelous Land of Oz, L. Frank Baum: "...when all was ready Tip put on the pumpkin head, pressing it well down onto the neck, and found that it fitted very well." [1]
  2. Leader, chief, as in Head of the department
  3. Headmaster or headmistress.
  4. Nautical The toilet or restroom aboard a ship.
  5. Nautical The top of a sail.
  6. The foam that forms on top of beer or other carbonated beverages.
  7. (Vulgar) Fellatio, Oral sex. (Usually used in the phrase give head.)
  8. The end of a hammer, axe, or similar implement used for striking other objects.
  9. The blunt end of a nail, screw, tack, pin or similar fastener.

Translations

the part of the body


leader or chief

  • Japanese: 指導者 (しどうしゃ, shidōsha), (かしら, kashira)
  • Lithuanian: galva f; vadovas m, vadovė f
  • Low Saxon: baas, m,f
  • Polish: kierownik m, kierowniczka f
  • Portuguese: chefe m & f, cabeça m, líder m & f
  • Romanica: chef f, leader f
  • Slovene: vodja m
  • Swedish: ledare, chef
  • Tupinambá: porubixaba, ubixaba (t-)
  • Welsh: pen m


headmaster/mistress

  • Finnish: rehtori, johtajaopettaja
  • Swedish: rektor


end of hammer etc.

  • Finnish: hamara
  • Lithuanian: galva f


the blunt end of a nail etc.

  • Finnish: kanta, pää
  • Lithuanian: galvutė f
  • Swedish: huvud


Verb

  1. To be in command of
  2. To move into a special direction. heading towards something

Translations

to be in command of

  • Basque: zuzendu
  • Breton: ren
  • Dutch: leiden, aanvoeren
  • Finnish: johtaa
  • German: führen, leiten
  • Hebrew: עמד בראש
  • Indonesian: memimpin
  • Interlingua: commandar, diriger, leaderar
  • Japanese: 指導する (しどうする, shidō-suru)
  • Low Saxon: kommandeern, dat Seggen hebben
  • Polish: kierować
  • Portuguese: comandar, dirigir, liderar
  • Romanica: commandar, diriger, leaderar
  • Swedish: leda


to move into a special direction

  • Basque: zuzendu
  • Breton: skeiñ war-du
  • Dutch: ergens naar toe gaan, een richting op gaan
  • Finnish: suunnata, johtaa
  • German: ansteuern, in eine Richtung gehen, auf etwas zusteuern
  • Indonesian: menuju
  • Interlingua: diriger se
  • Japanese: 向かう (むかう, mukau)
  • Low Saxon: op to stüürn
  • Polish: kierować się
  • Portuguese: dirigir-se, encaminhar-se, rumar
  • Romanica: diriger se

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WordNet Definitions

The noun "head" has thirty two senses: The verb "head" has nine senses:

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